On Mon, 17 Jul 2000, Howard Lowndes wrote:
> Several of the users were 'puter illiterate and they were less of a
> problem than those who knew some of the tweaks with W95/98. These latter
> were a tad miffed that they couldn't have their Anna Kornu(whoever) screen
> savers.
I have been propounding a theory that a complete 'puter illiterate would have
no more trouble starting with the Linux desktop than with Windoze. Interesting
result, Howard! [Windoze zealtos often argue the opposite, usually because
their memories of starting on Windows are faded and coloured by marketing hype]
I am concerned that Windoze-literates learn some v.bad computing
habits and have very low expectations of quality, i.e.
(*) data loss is expected and can occur frequently on computers
(*) it is customary to re-boot your computer daily or more often
(*) it is not unusual to re-install your O/S/ from scratch every few
months or whenever there is a system glitch
(*) it is customary to pay exhorbitant support fees and often receive
little or no help with your problem
(*) trust-model security is the accepted and most secure way to address
data privacy, protect data integrity and avoid damaging virii
(*) propriety formats are "standard" and do not lock the user down
to the whims of a particular vendor
We need to educate! educate! educate!
Cheers
Rick W
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